High-Quality H2O: Town Distributes 2010 Water Quality Report

The Town of Estes Park Water Division will mail the newly released Water Quality Report to water customers in May. The report, which is officially titled the “2011 Drinking Water Consumer Confidence Report for Calendar Year 2010,” includes information on the Town’s water source, treatment facilities, health information and sampling results from January through December of 2010. The report illustrates that the Town of Estes Park continues to meet and exceed federal and state standards and provides residents and visitors to the community the very best drinking water possible.

The Water Quality Report is available on the Town’s website at www.estes.org/lightpower/waterdefault.aspx. Copies are also available at the following locations: Town Hall at 170 MacGregor Avenue; Town of Estes Park Water Department at 577 Elm Road; Town of Estes Park Senior Center at 220 Fourth Street, Estes Park Medical Center at 555 Prospect Avenue; Larimer County Health Department at 1601 Brodie Avenue; and Salud Family Health Center at 1950 Redtail Hawk Drive.

Approximately 6,600 customers are served by the Town Water Division, which operates with a capacity of four million gallons per day. With 10 employees, the department maintains water treatment facilities, more than 100 miles of distribution lines and 670 fire hydrants. To learn more, the public is encouraged to attend meetings of the Public Safety, Utilities and Public Works Committee the second Thursday of each month at 8 a.m. in the Town Board Room of Town Hall, located at 170 MacGregor Avenue. For more information, contact the Utilities Department at 970-577-3588. To receive Town news in your e-mail inbox, please e-mail townadmin@estes.org.